by Datadog
In March, the world’s markets took several historic plunges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These plunges were so severe and rare that Market Wide Circuit Breakers (MWCBs) had to be instituted. At Nasdaq, home to 28 markets in North America and Europe, including the largest equity market by volumes traded, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the technology team had a front row seat as this seismic event unfolded. Hear from Brad Peterson, Chief Information and Technology Officer, and Donald Beery, SVP and Head of Global Technology Infrastructure and Operations on how Nasdaq’s teams managed this market storm, the technology they relied on while all remote and the lessons learned in how to keep the markets resilient in the face of a global pandemic.